Virginia Man Acquitted by Insanity Flees US on Hospital Pass
Court records say Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda left a state mental health facility on a 48-hour pass and boarded a one-way flight to Tajikistan.
- On July 6, 2026, Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda, found not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2019 killing, fled the United States for Tajikistan while on an authorized 48-hour pass from the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute .
- Toshpulodzoda was committed to the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in 2022 after killing his landlord, Mohammad Hemmatian, when clinicians found him legally insane at the time.
- Despite a June 29, 2026, court ruling that he remained mentally ill, Virginia law permitted the 48-hour pass; he had previously obtained a passport in 2024 with support from the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney.
- After failing to return on July 8, 2026, NVMHI placed Toshpulodzoda on escape status, revoked his pass, and issued a facility warrant; a bench warrant for arrest was issued immediately.
- Virginia State Police and Customs and Border Protection issued an arrest alert after Toshpulodzoda boarded a Turkish Airlines flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Istanbul, then continuing to Dushanbe.
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